Virginia trooper fired after forcefully arresting black man during traffic stop (Video)

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-state-trooper-fired-b1837275.html

A Virginia State Trooper who played to the camera before violently removing a Black man from his vehicle has left the agency.

Former officer Charles Hewitt can be seen in a 2019 viral video telling Derrick Thompson: “You are going to get your a** whooped,” before forcefully removing him from his car.

Virginia State Police Communications Director Corinne Geller told The Washington Post that her agency couldn’t give any further details, but could divulge that Mr Thompson’s lawyer said he was told during the settlement of a lawsuit prompted by the incident that Mr Hewitt had been fired for cause in February.

Months passed while the video was public before Mr Hewitt had to leave his position. Mr Thompson’s attorney Joshua Erlich said the federal lawsuit had been settled for $20,000 this month. The state admitted no fault on their part.

The lawsuit claimed that Mr Thompson, 29, had been assaulted and that his constitutional rights were violated by the Trooper.

[marble falls]

1. That should have been worth more than $20G.